mitarbeiten

[ˈmɪtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tn̩]

/[ˈmɪtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“mitarbeiten” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,242. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,242
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gemeinsam mit anderen an einer Aufgabe tätig sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-mitarbeiten · mitarbeiten · German

mitarbeiten · rank #29,242 · 16 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,242
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Missionare

Nearest frequency peer: Missionare (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „mitarbeiten“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „mitarbeiten“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mitarbeiten vs Mitarbeiter
82% similar
mitarbeiten vs Mitarbeitern
83% similar
mitarbeiten vs Mitarbeiters
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mitarbeiten
PropertyValue
Headwordmitarbeiten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɪtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#29,242
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „mitarbeiten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).mitarbeitenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Missionare“ (#29,241), „Ministern“ (#29,240), „monarch“ (#29,244). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mitarbeiten“ bei #29,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around mitarbeiten (IPA [ˈmɪtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,242 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for mitarbeiten, with forms such as "imtarbeiten", "miatrbeiten", and "mitabreiten". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Mitarbeiter", "Mitarbeitern", "Mitarbeiters", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is mitarbeiten, spelled M-I-T-A-R-B-E-I-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    gemeinsam mit anderen an einer Aufgabe tätig sein
  2. 2
    sich am Unterricht beteiligen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mitarbeiten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Behandlung gelingt nur, wenn die Patienten ausreichend mitarbeiten.“
  2. „[Die Landstände] wählten am 15. März einen provisorischen Ausschuss, der an Reformen mitarbeiten sollte.“

This word in other languages

collaborate(English)colaborar(Español)collaborer(Français)colaborar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imtarbeiten
  • miatrbeiten
  • mitabreiten
  • mitarbbeiten
  • mitarbeietn
  • mitarbeitenn
  • mitarbeitne
  • mitarbeitten
  • mitarbetien
  • mitarbieten
  • mitarebiten
  • mitarrbeiten
  • mitrabeiten
  • mittarbeiten
  • mmitarbeiten
  • mtiarbeiten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mitarbeiten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imtarbeiten2miatrbeiten2mitabreiten2mitarbbeiten1mitarbeietn2mitarbeitenn1mitarbeitne2mitarbeitten1
Edit distance from "mitarbeiten"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mitarbeiten"?
"mitarbeiten" is spelled M-I-T-A-R-B-E-I-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tn̩].
What does "mitarbeiten" mean?
As a verb, "mitarbeiten" means: gemeinsam mit anderen an einer Aufgabe tätig sein
What words are commonly confused with "mitarbeiten"?
"mitarbeiten" is commonly confused with "Mitarbeiter", "Mitarbeitern", "Mitarbeiters". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mitarbeiten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mitarbeiten" is [ˈmɪtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mitarbeiten" come from?
"mitarbeiten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mitarbeiten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list